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Clemson students with special needs move in for school year

A group of nearly 30 special needs students moved into their new dormitory rooms Sunday at Clemson University.

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Updated: 12:31 AM EDT Aug 15, 2016

Clemson students with special needs move in for school year

A group of nearly 30 special needs students moved into their new dormitory rooms Sunday at Clemson University.

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Updated: 12:31 AM EDT Aug 15, 2016

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WEBVTT A GROUP OF CLEMSON STUDENTS IS SET TO BATTLE OBSTACLES THAT SOME OF US MIGHT TAKE FOR GRANTED. WYFF NEWS 4'S COREY DAVIS SHOWS US THEIR PATH OF BRAVERY AND DETERMINATIO MS. TRUMPS: WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I'M HAVING MIXED EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW. COREY: AS HER DAD PUTS TOGETHER FURNITURE, EMILY TRUMPS REALIZES SHE'S BECOMING AN ADULT. MS. TRUMPS: I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO LIVING ON MY OWN, LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. COREY: EMILY HAS SPECIAL NEEDS. SHE'S ONE OF NEARLY 30 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE CLEMSON LIFE PROGRAM AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, WHERE THEY LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, IN HOPES OF LANDING A SOLID JOB. EMILY'S DAD IS HAPPY FOR HER. HE FOUGHT BACK TEARS DURING THE MOVE. MR. TRUMPS: IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE HARD, PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. COREY: EMILY'S ROOMMATE, KATIE, WILL BE A SOPHOMORE THIS YEAR. KATIE MERIAM: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING AN AMAZING YEAR. KRISTA MERIAM: SHE HAS TAKEN CONTROL OVER CERTAIN ASPECTS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING, LIKE LAUNDRY, MAKING HER BED EVERY MORNING. COREY: MOST OF THEIR EDUCATION IS FOCUSED ON LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD. THESE APARTMENT-STYLE DORMS WILL BE THEIR HOMES, COMPLETE WITH INDIVIDUAL BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, AND KITCHENS. THREE STUDENTS WILL LIVE IN EACH APARTMENT, ALONG WITH A RESIDENT ASSISTANT. MR. WHALEY: HEY, I'M ABOUT TO BE ON TV, ON CHANNEL -- NEWS CHANNEL 4. COREY: ANDREW WHALEY COULDN'T WAIT TO SHARE HIS EXCITEMENT WITH EVERYONE, INCLUDING US. THIS IS HIS SECOND YEAR IN THE PROGRAM. MR. WHALEY: I FEEL FINE. I LIKE IT. THIS IS MY SOPHOMORE YEAR, AND I'M EXCITED TO SHOW THE PEOPLE AROUND THE CAMPUS. COREY: ANDREW AND THE OTHERS MAY HAVE A STEEPER HILL TO CLIMB, BUT THEY'RE DETERMINED TO REACH THE TOP. COREY DAVIS, WYFF NEWS 4, IN

Clemson students with special needs move in for school year

A group of nearly 30 special needs students moved into their new dormitory rooms Sunday at Clemson University.